Sanchez Motors Owner Arrested
Debbie Williams-FOLEY, Alabama

A Pensacola businessman with ties to Alabama is in federal custody at Mobile Metro Jail. Jose Sanchez De La Torre is being held on charges of a prohibited person in possession of a weapon.

Wednesday federal authorities executed search warrants at Sanchez Motors in Foley, as well as De La Torre's home.
Search warrants were also served at his business in Pensacola, Sanchez Drywall and his home there.

At least ten boxes of documents, computers, purses, medicine were taken from the home in Foley and vehicles were seized by Secret Service agents.
De La Torre was arrested for being an illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm by Homeland Security agents when a 22 rifle was recovered during the search of the Foley home.
De La Torre appeared in federal court Friday afternoon where his defense attorney Leo Thomas says he is also in the dark about what the main investigation is about and argued paperwork was pending that would affect De La Torre's legal status.

"We haven't had a detention hearing where they can file a pre trial detention motion and have a hearing and bring in evidence of why they think he should be detained pre trial. The judge rightfully put that on hold until this situation with immigration is taken care of," says Thomas.

All federal officials will say is, they have no comment on this ongoing investigation.



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